born to those who have thrice defied him

[Eddie]

No: HPFGUIDX 171398

> London granddaughter (Susan):
> Am I correct that we don't yet know how Voldy was defied by Lily and 
> James (or the Longbottoms) 3 times?  
> [...snip...]
> Surely it doesn't mean Harry's defiance
> [...snip...]
> It has to be a past defiance by the parents, right?

Eddie:
The prophecy definitely refers to the parents' defiance.  See
JKRowling's website FAQ:
http://www.jkrowling.com/textonly/en/faq_view.cfm?id=84 which says,

"[Neville's] parents, who were both famous Aurors, had 'thrice defied'
Voldemort, just as Lily and James had."


Eddie